The 1981–82 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 1981–82 college basketball season. Led by head coach Jim Calhoun, the Huskies competed in the ECAC North Conference and played their home games at Matthews Arena. They finished the season 23–7 overall with an 8–1 mark in ECAC North play to win the regular season conference title. They followed the regular season by winning the ECAC North Conference tournament to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the East region. After upsetting Saint Joseph's in the opening round, the Huskies were defeated in the second round by Villanova, 76–72 in 3OT.[1]
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ECAC North Regular-season champion ECAC North Conference tournament champion | |
NCAA tournament, Second round | |
Conference | Eastern College Athletic Conference-North |
Record | 23–7 (8–1 ECAC-North) |
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Home arena | Matthews Arena |
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Northeastern † | 8 | – | 1 | .889 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 7 | – | 2 | .778 | 19 | – | 8 | .704 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 7 | – | 2 | .778 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston University | 6 | – | 2 | .750 | 19 | – | 9 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holy Cross | 4 | – | 4 | .500 | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 7 | – | 19 | .269 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colgate | 2 | – | 6 | .250 | 8 | – | 17 | .320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 2 | – | 9 | .182 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1982 ECAC North tournament winner |
Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Dec 12, 1981* |
vs. Iona | L 71–80 | 6–1 |
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Dec 18, 1981* |
vs. Georgia | L 66–79 | 6–2 |
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Jan 16, 1982* |
at Drexel | L 68–74 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (976) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
Jan 28, 1982* |
at Boston College | L 77–87 | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ||||||||
ECAC North tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 6, 1982* |
Boston University Semifinals |
W 49–48 | 21–6 |
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts | |||||||
Mar 7, 1982* |
Niagara Championship game |
W 82–59 | 22–6 |
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 1982* |
(11 E) | vs. (6 E) Saint Joseph's | W 63–62 | 23–6 |
Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, New York | ||||||
Mar 14, 1982* |
(11 E) | vs. (3 E) Villanova | L 72–76 3OT | 23–7 |
Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, New York | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East. |
Awards and honors
editReferences
edit- ^ "Villanova, Alabama Gain". The New York Times. March 15, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ "1980s Northeastern MBB by the Year". Northeastern University Athletics. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ "1981–82 Northeastern Huskies Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ "2020-21 Northeastern Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Northeastern University Athletics. Retrieved January 28, 2023.